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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 30 1933.
CONTRACT BRIDGE
rtnightly sailings on Wednesdays Fortnightly sellings on Saturdays name from the Bath club of
Fra. HacKinley
Prim. Coolidge
Pros. Lincoln
... Apr. 19 Apr. 20 May 10
Pres, Taft
Apr. 1, 1 am. ******* Apr, 16 Apr. 29
· Prend Jefferson Pres. Madison ROUND TRIP FARES TO EUROPE & AMERICA. Special through rates to Europe via United States. Diret connections with all Atlantic Encs. Choice of rafl lines across United States and Canada, liberal stop over privileges for ·
sight-seeing. Full particulars upon application, Fortnightly vis Suez to Europe & America Fortnightly sailings on Saturdays via Manila, Straits, Colombo, Bombay, Maca Canal, Alexandria, Naples, Genoa, Marseilles, New York & Boston.
Pres. Pierce
[Pres, Monroe...
:
Apr. 1 Apr. 18
Pres. Vas Bares Pres. Garfiel
TO MANILA
COAL CONTRACT DISPUTE
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0.10.3
CONSIGNEES' NOTICES P & O BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.
SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. -
The Steamship,
abuva
(COMPANIES Incorporated in ENGLAND)_____ Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Straits, Java and Burma, Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Australasia, Including, New Zealand & Queensland Poris, Red Sea Egypt Constantinople, Greece. Levantine Ports, Europe Etc. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTHNIGHTY DIRECT
"RUYAL MAIL STEAMERS
(UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT.)
Frem Hong
S 8.
"CHENONCEAUX" By W. E. McKenney Wrongful Repudiation.
Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, (a) Did the letters of the 17th
the 29th March, Charles Gordon of Toronto the 19th March, 1930 and 8th April, named steamer are hereby informed
February
From MARSEILLES &c. 1930, the 6th March, 1930, Canada, asks me if contract 1930 or any and which of them con--that their goods with the exception
Consigneca of
of Cargo by,
by, the players ever employed the play stitute the wrongful termination or of Opium, Treasure and Valuables known as the Bath coup. This is repudiation of the amended contract a play that was popular amongst by S. Latif Hussaint (b). Te the let risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong are being landed and placed at their whist players and received its ter written without prejudico dated Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., 10th May, 1030, admissible as evid Kowloon, whence delivery can b encet
-Part #:
rt: These letters did not con- obtained stitute a termination but they do,
as the goods are landed, Goods not cleared within 7 days each and all of them, constitute re including date of arrival, will be 1*BANGALORE
Such repudiation was subject to Part b: Admitted
All da
"must be sent to the by undersigned onfore the Thursday the BANPURA parties -If the answer to 7 (a) above
1933, or they will not MIRZAPORE Hussain lable in damages to Hang the Godowns for examination by the
CHITRAL Damaged Packages be left in
muat
**KHUTAN for Company breach of
of the
consignees, and the Company's Bur veyor Mesars: Goddard & Douglas PANORI at 10.00 am. on Monday, the 3rd CARTHAGE April, 1933. Consignees must have *SOUDAN any damaged dutiable goods are Cargo only. A Revenue Officer in attendance when examined by the Co.'s Surveyors.
London,
This play could very seldom be used in contract, due to the fact that the opening leader would not continue with. his suit unkas re- ceiving a come-on card from agreement of
6th
partner. However, I recall the is in the sigmative in S. Latiff beiged...·•
following interesting hand which employed this particular play.
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Pres. Pierce Apr. 1.
Nert Sailing
Pres. McKinley
Apr.. 4
Pros. Jefferson
Apr. 8
Pres. Monroe..... Pres. Coolidge
Apr. 15 Apr. 18
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The Bidding
Shun and amended contract?
A-Following from the above an swer the repudiation was accepted by the purchasera on the 9th July 1930) by their consent to arbitration pre ceedings. Consequently the seller is Hlable in damages for breach of con-
measure
of
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the goods have
left the Godowns.
by us in any case whatever.
No Fire Insurance will be effected
R. OHL
Agent. Hongkong, 28th April, 1933.
If the answer to 8 above is in the afirmative is the damages the difference between the contract price and the market price on the 8th April, 1980 and the amourat of coal undelivered, namely
35,145 tons, if not on
what principles should the damages be assessed?
The
measure of damages is the difference between two prices, cal- culated as from 17th February 1930 for future deliveries required by the contract. Prices of coal couplying in detail with description in contract are PEKING EXAMINATION NTO alone
relevant. Q-By the letter of March 25,
1930,
TANG'S DESERTION.
CONDUCT AT JEHOL
The bidding on the hand should did Hang Shop and Company agree be as follows: South should open to give up their rights under the with one heart, North, the part-amended contract or to claim damages
Peking, Mar. 29. ner; is justified in raising the con- for the breach of the said contract Shap Hung-chi, representing the General Fang Pen-jen and Mr. tract to two hearts. He does not and was there any consideration to National Military Council and have any ruffing posibilities, al-support such agreement?
A-No.
the Control Yuan respectively, though he does have four trump; however, he holds an ace and
Q-Is evidence admissible to. ex. arrived in Peking this evening for aplain the circumstances under which the purpose of conducting an in- queen in addition to the four the letter of March 25, 1930, was quiry into General Tang Yu-lin's trump.
written and, the meaning thereof, and desertion of duty in abandoning
Jehel City-Reuter.
This is all the information that South should need in order to bid four hearts.
The Play
coup play can be completed and the declarer will win two spade tricks and lose only a club. West's best opening lead is the
While the Bath coup play may king of spades, in order to show not actually produce the extra the queen. However, it is not trick in this hand, it does force wise to open with the king when West to make another lead, which holding only the queen
backed gives the declarer an opportunity with either the jack or the ten, to gain additional information on
We find South with a Bath coup his contract..
the hand and eventually to make situation, that is, the opening lead as a king and he holds the ace, jack and a small card..
If he plays the small apade and can coax West to continue" with spades, you can see that he will now make two spade tricks, there- fore the first trick should not be won, but the deuce should be play- ed by South. *.
West can read that partner's seven is the lowest spade that he holds, therefore he is not asking his partner to continue with spades. West does not wish to lead away from his king of clubs the diamond, therefore he leads and can see no harm in playing
the queen of diamonds.
Declarer wins this trick with the king and takes two rounds of hearts, which picks up the out- standing trump.
His next play is a small dia- mond, and if West carelessly playa
is nine spot; the declarer goes right up with the ace in dummy and returns a small diamond which West is forced to win with the jack..
·
The declarer has lost a diamond and a spade and can lose only one more trick in order to make hla contract. You can see that West if, helpless.
He holds nothing but spades and clubs. If he leads a small club, the declarer will win with the queen in dummy and will then lose only the jack of spades. If West leads the spade, the Bath
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28th May,
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Sailing about
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Passenger Rates:
29th April,
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Canton.
·CILMAN & CO., LTD.
Hongkong.
is evidence admissible to prove that up their right to claim damages for Hang Shun and Company did not give non-delivery of high volatile coal?
A-Yes,
Tons
koog (abans)
6,100)
17,000
DESTINATION
J's Apr.) Mles, navre, L'don,
H'burg, R'dam &'werp & Hul
noon.
8th Apr. | Mhlen i Láo
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17,800 6th May 14,000 20th May. 6,800 27th May.
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8,000
6th Apr.
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Caleutta
8,000
19th Apr,
3 Apr
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S'pore, Penade & Calcutta
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7,0 1st Apr. 11a.m.
77,000
2nd May.
7,010
2nd June
Manila, Rabaul,
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Hong-Karg to Sydney-19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union S.S. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom Via Now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc,
The P. & U. Royal Mall Steamers to London and
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*NELLORE
RANCHI
Q-Is there any evidence of any agreement by Hang Shun and Com- Pay to give up a claim for damages TAKADA deliver high volatile.coal?
breach of the amended contract to
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OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO”
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Tel. Address TAÍKODDOCK" Hongkong. Telephone Ne. 30211.
Call Flag: "C" over “ANS. PENKANT,'
-DRY DOCK-
Length 787 Feat. Langilla on Blocks 750 Feet
Depth on Centre of SM(H.W.0.S.T.) 34 IL. 6 Ya.
-THREE SLIPWAYS-- Capable of Handling Ships up to
4,000 Tons displacement.
Electric Crane at Sea Wall, Capable of Lifting 100 Tons at 70 Feet Radius.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
HONGKONG, CHINA & JAPAN,'
SAILING TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN..
7,0%) 5th Apr She Moji, Kobe, Osaka
& Yoko 6th Apr.Shal. Kone & Yoke
*1ALIPORE 1SOUDAN CARTHAGE
TANDA
|17,000 7,000
5,300 7th Apr. 6.800 15th Apr 14,000 29th Apr 7,000 4th May
7th Apr.
NALDERA
BURDWAN
16,000 4th May
6,100 13th May.
Darge only・ "Calls Nacoya
Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe
& Osaka
S'hal, Moji & Kobe Snai, Kobe & Yoko 9'hat, Kobe & Yoko S'bai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka
& Toko
S'hai, Mojl, Kobe & Yoke S'hai, Kobe & Toke
All date are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, Parcels Measuring not more than 5 e.ft will be received at the Co.'s Office up to noon on the day previous to calling For Passage Rates, Handbooks, Freight, etc., kpply ta
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.
Agents.
... P. & O. Bldg., Connaught Road, Central.
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9 May.
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MARITIMES
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
Sailings from
TO SHANGHAI.
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11th Apr." 25th Apr, 9th May. 23rd May, 6th June. 20th June.
4th July.
18th July,
Hongkong,
To MARSEILLES via Saigon Singapore, Penang, Colomba Dijboutri,
Part-Said,
(Aden), Sums-
9th May.
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23rd May,
6th June
20th June
4th July
18th July
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For DUNKIRK via Haiphong, Salgon Oran--Le Havre
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For full Particulars, apply to
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